EXCLUSIVE: For its first content acceleration program,Imagine Impacthas set a diverse roster of established talent to mentor the first round of aspirants. The mentors will be the Oscar-winningMilkscribeDustin Lance Black, sitcom vet andblack-ishexec producerStacy Traub,Burn Noticeexec producerBen Watkins, The Last O.G.showrunnerSaladin K. Patterson,Gaz Alazraki, whoseNosotros los Nobleswas a monster hit in Mexico, and Kate Purdy, co-creator of the upcoming Amazon seriesUndone. They will be the six “Shapers” who will mentor the first group of “Creators,” meeting with their charges twice per week to create a saleable script, teleplay or presentation. After opening the admissions applications process online recently, Imagine Impact received over 37,000 website views from 102 countries, with over 4,000 Creator applications submitted during the two-week window.

Alazraki wrote, produced and directedNosotros los Nobles, which in 2013 doubled the record for all time highest grossing Mexican film with 7.2 million viewers and $340 million pesos in ticket sales. He then co-createdClub de Cuervos, Netflix’s first Spanish speaking original series produced in Mexico. That led to the spinoffThe Ballad of Hugo Sanchez, on which Alazraki is co-creator and exec producer.